Trump aid spending freeze halts leading malaria vaccine programme
Global collaboration with US researchers likely to be set back by years, including on spread of drug-resistant HIV A flagship programme to create malaria vaccines...
Category : Vaccines and immunisation
Race to combat mpox misinformation as vaccine rollout in DRC begins
Poll suggests half of Congolese have not heard of deadly disease, as conspiracy theories and rumours spread For doctors and nurses fighting mpox in the...
DRC receives first donation of 100,000 mpox vaccines to contain outbreak
Jab not yet approved for children, who make up most cases, while officials warn millions more doses will be required The first donation of mpox...
African nations hit by mpox still waiting for vaccines – despite promises by the west
Last week’s planned rollout of doses faces further delays as campaigners complain of greed and inequality None of the African countries affected by the outbreak...
Africa to finally receive first batch of vaccines for deadly mpox virus
The continent will belatedly get 10,000 shots amid criticism of delays to the process caused by WHO red tape Africa’s first batch of mpox vaccines...
War is lead cause behind huge drop in global vaccinations, UN warns
Vaccine misinformation has added to crisis of collapsed healthcare and poor nutrition, Unicef and WHO report Conflicts have hampered efforts to vaccinate children across the...
South Sudan flooding hampers efforts to contain hepatitis E outbreak
MSF begins vaccine drive against incurable disease, which is spread via dirty water and kills thousands of pregnant women A push to tackle an outbreak...
Cholera cases soar globally amid shortage of vaccines
Resurgence classified as grade 3 emergency by WHO, with southern Africa and Haiti among those hardest hit Cholera cases soared last year, according to preliminary...
HIV vaccine trial in Africa halted after disappointing initial results
African-led trial ended a year early as researchers conclude there is ‘little or no chance’ new combination vaccines cut HIV risk The first trial in...
We need resources to fight health impacts of climate crisis, Africans tell Cop28
Continent must have more resilient health systems and local vaccine manufacturing to prevent next pandemic, says public health body Africa’s leading public health body is...
